Let your body speak.
Explore movement and dance. Notice the state you’re in and what happens when you let your body express it. Give your emotions another way to be heard.
The retreat workshop · with Charbel
A little lessin your head.A little morein the room.
Move. Make a sound. Meet each other in a new way.
A guided group workshop that makes space for freer expression, real connection and the joy of playing together.
- Theatre improvisation
- Movement & dance
- Voice & expression
- Shared play
An invitation to loosen up
There’s more to you than the way you usually show up.
A different way to meet each other.
Sometimes we hold back without noticing.
We keep a thought to ourselves.
We make our voice a little smaller.
We stay with what feels familiar.
Play offers somewhere to try something else. Through theatre improvisation, movement, dance and voice-opening exercises, Charbel invites you to explore your emotions, connect with your strengths and discover new ways to express yourself.
There’s room to be curious, unsure and imperfect. That’s where the play begins.
What we’ll explore
Less watching. More joining in.
Make room for your voice.
Open your voice through playful exercises and theatre improvisation. Follow your imagination, try a different way of expressing yourself and discover what you have to share.
Help each other shine.
Listen closely. Mirror and copy. Support a partner. Playing together asks you to notice another person, respond to what they offer and make something neither of you could have planned alone.
The thread through the play
Three S. New possibilities.
Charbel’s Three S method gives the experience a simple thread: State, Story, Strategy. Notice what’s here. Explore what it means to you. Try a new way forward.
State
How am I, right now?
Notice the state you’re in: the feelings, energy and tension you bring into the room.
Story
What am I telling myself?
Explore the story you’re carrying and how it shapes the way you show up.
Strategy
What else could I try?
Experiment with a new response through movement, imagination and interaction.
A different relationship with mistakes
The wrong movemight be the next move.
An unexpected gesture. A moment of chaos. Something that doesn’t go to plan. In play, each can become something to work with. Together, we explore how mistakes can open up creativity, connection and possibilities we didn’t see coming.
See where it takes you.
Meet Charbel.
Meet your facilitator · Playing alongside you
From Tension to Play grew out of Charbel’s own experience of living with tension and finding a different way through it: playful improvisation, movement, voice and imagination.
In this workshop, he brings those practices into the group. He guides the activities and the Three S method, inviting people to connect with themselves, support one another and express themselves with greater freedom.
“Helping one another shine.”
Charbel’s intention for the workshop
Real moments with Charbel
People. Play. Connection.
The workshop fee
One group. Room for everyone.
Two hours of guided improvisation, movement, voice and shared play with Charbel. Bring together 8–16 adults for a workshop that makes space for expression and connection.
€600
per group
How many are coming?
For 12 people, that’s €50 per person.
- A short planning call with your organiser
- Workshop preparation
- Two hours of facilitation with Charbel
Travel and any applicable tax are additional and confirmed in your quote. For a larger group or a different format, ask Charbel for a tailored quote.
Enquire about your workshopBefore we play
A few things you might wonder.
What is the workshop designed to offer?
Two hours of guided play that gives your group a different way to meet each other. Through theatre improvisation, movement, dance and voice, people get room to express themselves more freely, notice one another and enjoy playing together. Nobody needs improv or performance experience.
Is this the same as a one-to-one session?
No. One-to-one sessions are private, online and shaped around one person. The retreat workshop is made for a group in the same room, with exercises built around partners, listening and shared play. You can read about the one-to-one sessions separately.
How do we arrange a workshop for our retreat?
Send Charbel a short note about your group and your retreat: when, where, and roughly how many people. He’ll suggest a short planning call, then confirm a quote including any travel. From there, he prepares the workshop around your programme.
For retreat organisers
What could play open up for your group?
Tell Charbel a little about the people you’re bringing together and the retreat you’re imagining. Start with a conversation about the workshop and what it could bring to your programme.
Talk to Charbel about your retreat hello@fromtensiontoplay.comOpens an email with a few prompts to get you started.
Let’s make room
for play.